Chelsea, Massachusetts
Property management in Chelsea, MA
Copper Bottom manages property in Chelsea today and takes on new rental owners and condominium boards across the city. Chelsea is just over two square miles with tens of thousands of residents, which means triple-deckers, brick apartment blocks and mixed-use buildings packed close together, a largely Spanish-speaking tenant base, and a city inspection program that requires a Certificate of Habitability before a vacant unit can be re-rented. Owners who try to run Chelsea buildings from a distance learn about that rule the hard way; we handle it as a routine part of every turnover.
- Licensed Massachusetts broker
- From 6% of rent or $50 per door
- $500 repair approval limit
- Se habla español
Who we work with in Chelsea
Rental owners and condo boards
Rental property management
Buildings of three units and up: leasing, rent, repairs, Massachusetts compliance and a statement every month. From 6% of rent.
Rental property management →For condo and HOA boardsCondo association management
Associations of six to one hundred fifty units: budgets, dues, reserves, 6(d) certificates and clear monthly financials. From $50 per door.
Condo association management →What managing property in Chelsea actually involves
Chelsea's housing is mostly two to twelve unit buildings: wood-frame triple-deckers in Prattville and around Bellingham Square, brick apartment buildings near Broadway, condominiums at Admiral's Hill and in the Box District, and storefronts with apartments above along Broadway and Washington Avenue. Many buildings are owned by investors in other towns or held in LLCs and trusts. Demand is constant because of the Silver Line, the Tobin Bridge and jobs in Boston and at the airport, and because Chelsea's rents remain lower than Boston's.
Chelsea's Housing Code Ordinance, in effect since April 2014, requires an inspection and a Certificate of Habitability from the Inspectional Services Department before a vacant rental unit is rented to new tenants, and every rental unit is to be inspected at least every five years. The city lists a $50 initial inspection fee, covers rented condominium units and units owned by trusts and LLCs, and exempts only owner-occupied units held in the owner's own name. The ISD is at Chelsea City Hall on Broadway. We schedule the inspection as soon as a tenant gives notice so the unit is certified by the time the next lease starts.
Copper Bottom in Chelsea
We manage property in Chelsea today, with Spanish-speaking team members who talk with tenants in the language they are comfortable in. Chelsea is about thirty minutes from our office.
Switching managers, or done doing it yourself?
Most Chelsea owners and boards call us for one of two reasons: their current manager has gone quiet, or running the building themselves stopped being worth the evenings. We take over without a gap, from 6% of rent or $50 per door. How switching works · What a manager takes off your plate · Free rental analysis
Chelsea questions
Do you handle Chelsea's Certificate of Habitability inspections?
Yes. When a tenant gives notice we book the ISD inspection, meet the inspector, fix anything on the list and keep the certificate on file, so the unit can be re-rented on time.
Do you manage buildings owned by an LLC or a trust in Chelsea?
Yes. Most of the buildings we manage are owned through an LLC or trust. We set up the owner portal and statements for the entity and send disbursements where you tell us to.
Local rules change. Information about Chelsea ordinances and offices was checked in October 2026 and is general information, not legal advice. Confirm current requirements with the city or town before relying on them.
Nearby towns we serve
Revere
Beach Boulevard condos, two and three families on every side street, Blue Line demand.
Revere →Everett
Dense two and three families, new apartments on the Mystic, and a city that keeps growing.
Everett →East Boston
Jeffries Point and Eagle Hill condos, Maverick and Orient Heights triple-deckers, Boston's rental registration.
East Boston →Charlestown
Brick rowhouse condos, the Navy Yard and Boston's rental registration.
Charlestown →Malden
Orange Line city of two and three families, with condo conversions in every neighborhood.
Malden →Own property in Chelsea? Let's talk.
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